Head Coach, Howard · FCS · since 2026
1 season in the seatHead coach highest tier reachedMike Locksley mentor11 other mentors27 protégés
Drawing the tree…
| Coach | Where | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Locksley | Maryland | 2025 |
| Deshaun Foster | UCLA | 2024 |
| Lovie Smith | Houston Texans | 2022 |
| Mike Locksley | Maryland | 2021 |
| Pep Hamilton | DC Defenders | 2020 |
| Eric Dooley | Prairie View A&M | 2018–2019 |
| Monte Coleman | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2015–2017 |
| Gary Harrell | Howard | 2014–2015 |
| Rayford Petty | Howard | 2013 |
| Gary Harrell |
| 2011–2012 |
| Stump Mitchell | Southern | 2010 |
| Johnnie Cole | Texas Southern | 2008 |
| DeChon Burns | Texas Southern | 2007 |
| Steve Wilson | Texas Southern | 2006–2007 |
| Coach | Where | Seasons |
|---|
| Coach | Where | Seasons |
|---|
| Larry Scott | Howard | 2026 |
| Brian Ferentz | Maryland | 2025 |
| Billy Fessler | UCLA | 2024 |
| Ryan Gunderson | UCLA | 2024 |
| Alex Jackson | Prairie View A&M | 2018 |
| Anthony Jones | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2015 |
| Coach | Where | Seasons |
|---|
| Billy Fessler | UCLA | 2024 |
| Doc Gamble | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2018 |
| Jermaine Gales | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2018 |
| B. T. Sherman | Howard | 2016 |
| Gerald Carr | Southern | 2011 |
| Ricky Diggs | Southern | 2011 |
| Coach | Where | Seasons |
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